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121. Preparing for and Recovering After Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/hip-knee-surgery-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - Medications Remember to find out what medications you should and should NOT take the day of surgery. … Then, leave your medications at home. … Opioid Pain Medications (Pain Pills) Opioids [OH-pee-oids] are strong pain medications. … F Take any medications with a sip of water. F Leave your medications at home. … F Take any medications with a sip of water. F Leave your medications at home.

122. TeamSTEPPS Video Debrief Guide: Huddle in Emergency Department (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/teamstepps-program/video/huddle-emergency-dept-guide.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - . • Nurse Autumn will start an IV, draw labs, and give medications. • Nurse Julie will document. • Nurse … Jonathan will get the patient into a gown and obtain cooling supplies. • Pharmacist Jay will prepare medications … They will try calming measures first and consider medications next. 3. … video, the emergency department technician, Ralph, reminds the team to try calming measures before medications

123. Preparing for and Recovering After Colorectal Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/colorectal-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - Then, leave your medications at home. … Tell us if the medications help your pain. … You’ll get medications to help prevent infections. … F Take any medications as instructed. F Leave your medications at home. … F Take any medications as instructed. F Leave your medications at home.

124. Final progress Report: Anticholinergics and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly with Depression (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-01/aparasu-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - SCOPE: Despite significant use of anticholinergic medications in elderly nursing home residents, little … Prescription of clinically significant anticholinergic medications (ADS level 2/3) preceding the event … Use of medications, such as antihypertensive medications (like ACE inhibitors or ARBs), statins, and … Antimuscarinic side-effects of anticholinergic medications in the elderly. … Anticholinergic activity of 107 medications commonly used by older adults.

125. AHRQ Report Identifies Strategies To Reduce Emergency Department Boarding | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     March 01, 2025 - Opportunity for Improved Patient Safety and Cost Savings in Children Prescribed Multiple Medications … Opportunity for Improved Patient Safety and Cost Savings in Children Prescribed Multiple Medications … Researchers reviewed the records of 529,055 children prescribed one or more medications annually in the … 2022 Colorado All Payers Claims Database and found that 50 percent of patients had no concurrent medications … , 44 percent had two to four concurrent medications and 6 percent had five or more concurrent medications

126. Missouri Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process Using AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     October 01, 2014 - November 2011, AHRQ partnered with six State QIOs to focus on implementation of the AHRQ-funded toolkit, Medications … The MATCH toolkit's goal is to decrease the number of patients receiving potentially conflicting medications … and as a result modified the process to include the use of a "One Source of Truth" to document home medications … a "One Source of Truth" for collecting medication histories and to define policies for reconciling medications … compliance with collection of a complete home medication list improved from 90 to 100 percent, and medications

127. Figure 8: Medication Reconciliation Process Physician Focus Group—Interview Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Figure … Physician Focus Group—Interview Questions Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … Were you ever trained on how to document and update home medications in [insert the name of your form … Since your training, have you been consistently documenting and updating home medications in the [insert

128. Figure 8: Medication Reconciliation Process Physician Focus Group—Interview Questions | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Figure … Physician Focus Group—Interview Questions Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … Were you ever trained on how to document and update home medications in [insert the name of your form … Since your training, have you been consistently documenting and updating home medications in the [insert

129. Final Progress Report: The PeaceHealth Community-wide Electronic Shared Medication List (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/stock-easton-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - The medication list includes prescribed medications as well as non-prescribed medications. … The Shared Care Plan (SCP) contains three components relevant to medications: My Active Medications, … where the patient sees the downloaded medications from the Meds on Record and records the medications … they are currently taking; Discontinued Medications, a record of medications they are no longer taking … Percent of Medications Discrepant.

130. Preparing for and Recovering After Gynecologic Surgery (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/booklets/gynecologic-booklet.pdf
     November 01, 2023 - Medications Remember to find out what medications you should and should NOT take the day of surgery. … Then, leave your medications at home. … Opioid Pain Medications (Pain Pills) Opioids [OH-pee-oids] are strong pain medications. … F Take any medications as instructed. F Leave your medications at home. … F Take any medications as instructed. F Leave your medications at home.

131. Developing a Community-Wide Electronic Shared Medication List (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol4/Advances-Stock_113.pdf
     June 15, 2005 - Discrepancies between medications recorded in clinical office files and patient- reported medications … The medication list included both prescribed and nonprescribed medications. … • Oregon Cardiology, using AllScripts™ Medications. … All patients are asked to provide a current list of their medications. 2. … ability to assess how well patients understood their medications.

132. 36. What's New in 2008? (Continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/prevention/guidelines/tobacco/clinicians/presentations/2008update-full/slide36.html
     October 01, 2014 - The updated Guideline offers the clinician a greater number of effective medications than were identified … Seven different effective first-line smoking cessation medications are now approved by the FDA for treating … In addition, multiple combinations of medications have been shown to be effective. … The Guideline also now provides evidence regarding the effectiveness of medications relative to one another

133. Final progress Report: Improving Over-the-Counter Medication Safety for Older Adults (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/chui-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Most older adults are not familiar with the appropriate dosing of OTC medications or how OTC medications … interact with their other medications. … Compounding the lack of patient knowledge about OTC medications, providers do not know which OTC medications … Physician-patient communication about over- the-counter medications. … Purchasing over-the-counter medications: the influence of age and familiarity.

134. Methodological Challenges in Describing Medication Dosing Errors in Children (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol2/McPhillips.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - newer classes of medications. … However, other sources may recommend weight-based dosing for these same medications. … Commonly used medications also have different dosing recommendations. … medications have clear guidelines on which dose might be most appropriate for a given age. … , especially psychotropic medications and antibiotics.

135. Impact of Medicaid Policy on Cardiovascular Drug Use and Clinical Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/practiceimprovement/delivery-initiative/abstract-fischer.html
     December 01, 2017 - medication use, and the impact of these policies on outcomes, with a specific focus on cardiovascular medications … requiring prior authorization and use of preferred drug lists, typically for four major clinical classes of medications … preferred drug lists, but by the end of 2010 a majority used both policy approaches for at least some medications … during this same period, an increasing number of States adopted policies placing a cap on the number of medications … The evaluation found that while such restrictions were effective in reducing use of targeted medications

136. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/intro.html
     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Introduction … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications at Transitions and Clinical … pre-admission/home medication list when ordering medicines during a hospital encounter and continuing home medications … This toolkit is based on the Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Web site developed … most accurate, complete medication history is documented for each patient; all the inpatient and home medications

137. Introduction | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/intro.html
     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Introduction … Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications at Transitions and Clinical … pre-admission/home medication list when ordering medicines during a hospital encounter and continuing home medications … This toolkit is based on the Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Web site developed … most accurate, complete medication history is documented for each patient; all the inpatient and home medications

138. Appendix, Develop a Flowchart of Your Current Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-5.html
     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Appendix … Current Medication Reconciliation Process Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … What is the process for ordering medications? … When are medications usually ordered in relation to obtaining a medication history? … Intra-Facility Transfer Comparison (Reconciliation) : Who compares (reconciles) medications upon

139. Appendix, Develop a Flowchart of Your Current Medication Reconciliation Process | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/appendix/app-5.html
     July 01, 2022 - Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation Appendix … Current Medication Reconciliation Process Previous Page Next Page Table of Contents Medications … What is the process for ordering medications? … When are medications usually ordered in relation to obtaining a medication history? … Intra-Facility Transfer Comparison (Reconciliation) : Who compares (reconciles) medications upon

140. Talking With Residents and Family Members About Antibiotics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/family-antibiotics.pdf
     June 01, 2021 - Interactions with other medications Some antibiotics interact with certain drugs. … Medications such as antacids, the anticoagulant warfarin (e.g., Coumadin®), blood pressure medications … , or antidiabetic medications can interact with antibiotics.